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Maggie Smith thought she was famous after The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, in 1969; she gave a glorious, Oscar-winning performance in her mid-30s in
Wimbledon given green light for controversial tennis expansion plans
Wimbledon’s controversial plans to build 39 new tennis courts have been given the green light after the deputy mayor of London ruled that the “very
Libya central bank deal could resolve ‘all political issues’, says head of state
A deal backed by leaders on both sides of Libya’s political divide to appoint a new central bank governor has the potential “to resolve all
Diljit Dosanjh review – bhangra and beats ignite an arena-sized Punjabi party
Describing actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh as a trailblazer is no act of hyperbole: after 13 studio albums and more than 40 singles, very few south Asian
São Paulo election ‘a horror show’ as candidates trade blows and insults
Brazilians call overcast São Paulo their country’s “land of drizzle”. But in recent months it has been raining punches not precipitation as Latin America’s largest
Ezra Collective: Dance, No One’s Watching review – new moves with an emotive edge
Since becoming the first jazz act to win a Mercury prize for their 2022 album, Where I’m Meant to Be, London-based quintet Ezra Collective have
Who is Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba?
Shigeru Ishiba’s determination to lead Japan has never been in question, and now the veteran MP is poised to achieve that goal at the fifth
Stevie Nicks releases song inspired by fight for abortion rights: ‘Don’t let them take your power’
Stevie Nicks has released a forthright new single, The Lighthouse, inspired by the fight to reinstate abortion rights in the US. Nicks wrote the robust,
Alice Zawadzki/Fred Thomas/Misha Mullov-Abbado: Za Górami review – beautiful music and absorbing stories
In 2017, the Bath festival commissioned the delicately experimental Anglo-Polish singer, violinist, and improviser/composer Alice Zawadzki to form a trio for a one-off gig –
Weather tracker: Flooding in Mexico and India as Europe prepares for cold spell
On Monday, Hurricane John hit the southern Pacific coast of Mexico, having intensified from a tropical storm to a category 3 hurricane in less than